• “Golden rain” stirs Quang Nam residents

    14/05/2010 05:00

    Unexpected downpours on May 10 became “golden rain” for residents in a Quang Nam district. The rain washed alluvial gold down into local rivers and streams. VietNamNet Bridge – Unexpected downpours on May 10 became “golden rain” for residents in a Quang Nam...

  • Cholera threatens North Vietnam

    14/05/2010 05:00

    More cholera patients have been discovered in some northern provinces, says Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Central Institute for Epidemiology Vice-Director, on May 12. HCM City urgently prevent cholera from border Cholera strikes Mekong Delta Cholera...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 15/5

    14/05/2010 05:00

    Three Vietnamese army units receive Lao Order; France and Japan help Vietnam to cope with climate change; Hue city hosts conference on eco-tourism management; UNICEF helps strengthen woman, child rights Activities mark President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday in France...

  • Deputy minister calls for VN to develop stem-cell research

    14/05/2010 05:00

    Viet Nam should set up a national strategy on stem cell research for the period 2010-20 to take advantage of the latest medical developments, said Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, deputy minister of health. Stem cells, new industry in Vietnam Hopes grow for...

  • New rules affect thousand of unqualified drivers

    13/05/2010 05:00

    Drivers who don’t have FC driving licenses before July 1 2010 will not be allowed to drive tractor trailers. The latest survey shows that only 30% of trailer drivers have had this license. VietNamNet Bridge – Drivers who don’t have...

  • Hanoi asks Russia’s assistance subway project

    13/05/2010 05:00

    Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao invited Russian investors to take part in Hanoi’s first subway project in talks with Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov on May 12. Hanoi to have first metro route in 2014...

  • Bomber of provincial Party official’s cars arrested

    13/05/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Local police of the southern province of Binh Duong on May 12 arrested the man who set two bombs on two cars of a local Party official. Provincial party chief car bombed The culprit is a 21-year-old man named Pham Manh...

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